Kasper
Diabolical
- Joined
- May 30, 2008
- Messages
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- MBTI Type
- ENTP
- Enneagram
- 9w8
- Instinctual Variant
- so/sx
I was serious, I usually only buy books when I know I'll enjoy re-reading them (most of my books are from 5 or so authors whose work I almost universally like, or excellent books that I've read elsewhere) and even then I try to avoid it. My money is too vluable to me to waste it on books I'm not pretty sure I'll like. If I only want to read them once or if I'm trying out new authors I do go to the library. And I borrow (and lend, too) books from people whenever I can. Why wouldn't I?
And if I didn't like reading them enough to re-read them, I get rid of them. Why would you waste shelf space? seriously, I don't get it. But it's pretty uncommon that I don't enjoy a book I've bought, I guess I have a good idea of what I like, or I'm not picky.
I love books, I love book stores.
If I go to a second hand book store I'll go crazy and get books on a whim, spend $20 and walk out with more books than I can carry, they don't have to be expensive if you know the stores to go to. When they're second hand I'll be more carefree and get books by authors I haven't heard of before, or obscure books that I've heard of but can't remember if what I heard was great or just average, for a couple of bucks a pop I'll risk it.
If I go to a new book store I'll be more frugal in my purchases, I'll stick to subjects, genres or authors that I have a reasonable expectation to love.
If I read a book that I love I myself won't read it again however I'll remember it and if a related topic with a friend or stranger comes up and I think they'll love the book to I'll lend or give that to them.
For me I get my moneys worth if I enjoy it the first time around.
And I like having a full bookself.
Naturally if I dislike a book I've bought I will want to get rid of it.